After getting off the boat, Zhao Jiaren happily went home to meet his mother. Seeing his mother in the main hall, Zhao Jiaren shouted "Mother" and strode up. Then he saw his mother's face like frost, and then he heard a sentence, "Kneel down for me!" Mrs. Zhao's voice was full of heat and chill at the same time.

Knowing that his mother was really angry, Zhao Jiaren didn't explain, didn't argue, obediently knelt down in front of his mother, and said, "Let my mother worry." Then he lowered his head and confessed his sins.

Half an hour later, Zhao Jiaren rarely let the servants go out. Kneeling on the ground for more than fifty minutes, his legs went from uncomfortable, painful, and numb to numbness, and when his mother left crying after venting her emotions, Zhao Jiaren found that he couldn't move when he remembered it. When I twisted my legs with my hands, the sensation from my legs was very faint, and I didn't even feel any pain, as if my legs weren't my own. As a last resort, Zhao Jiaren could only call two servants to mix him up. Fortunately, he was young and had strong resilience, and after being mixed with someone for a walk, his legs finally turned back into his own.

Zhao Jiaren doesn't blame his mother, if a mother learns that her son who left in the name of official business actually went to the battlefield, and then she is still happy and happy, it is probably not her own mother. Even the promotion of military exploits has become an accelerant for his mother's anger, proving that this is no different from his own mother.

Although he is not angry, Zhao Jiaren really has nothing to say. This era is no longer an era to live in peace, even if his mother is unhappy, Zhao Jiaren will continue to step on the battlefield.

Fooling the past family affairs, Fujian Road mentioned the prison and went back to the yamen to deal with official business. I left Fujian in March and came back in June. During the three months that Fujian Lutidian was not in prison, Fuzhou gave the impression that there was no change except that the weather changed from spring to summer. Familiar streets, familiar people, familiar buildings. After entering the yamen, those familiar officials stepped forward to say some very unnutritious words of congratulations. It's really similar every year, and it's the same every year.

went through the procedure, showed his face, and fulfilled his basic obligations as an official. Zhao Jiaren immediately went to his shipyard. The shipyard was located on high ground near the river in order to make it as easy as possible for ships to be launched, while at the same time preventing the river from swelling and washing away ships. Zhao Jiaren saw from a distance that a large amount of timber had been piled up in the open space before leaving, and equipment for building new ships had been erected in some places. People come and go, and the open space is almost occupied.

Seeing the rapid changes, Zhao Jiaren's mood immediately became much better. When I got closer, I saw the wrecks of two large ships on the shore. It is not accurate to say that it is wreckage, and the two captured Mongolian naval ships were dismantled and only the keel and ribs remained, lying on the bank of the Minjiang River like the skeleton of a huge dinosaur.

When you walk into the shipyard, you see people coming and going. Carefully counting the ships that started construction, Zhao Jiaren was frightened. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, seven new ships are under construction. And there is a new ship on the bank of the river that has been launched, and the final installation is being carried out depending on the situation. If nothing goes wrong, Zhao Jiaren may have a fleet of ten new ships in the next year.

When I entered the shipyard, I naturally wanted to see Xie Wuhuan, the director of the shipyard, and saw that this strong man in his thirties had just been woken up, and he got up from the bed in the captain's office with sleepy eyes. Seeing Zhao Jiaren come in, Xie Wuhuan also came to his senses, and he yawned and said, "Zhao Tidian, the Mongols are really good at spoiling things." They have ruined such good wood! ”

"I think so too." Zhao Jiaren echoed Xie Wuhuan's statement. He knew very well how much wood there was in his shipyard, and there must be a direct relationship between the five new ships and the two large Mongolian ships that were about to be completely dismantled.

After inspecting the shipyard, Zhao Jiaren went to Jianxian Qianzhuang. On the way, recalling the situation of the shipyard he saw, Zhao Jiaren couldn't help but regret it in his heart. If only the three Mongol ships that sank at that time could have been recovered. In that case, by next year he would have a fleet of sixteen to eighteen ships.

His heart was full of this thought, and when he saw Qi Rong of Xianqian Village, Qi Rong couldn't help but ask: "I don't know what Zhao Tidian is worried about?" ”

"I regret that I don't have enough power in my hands. And sigh that the fastest deal at sea is still ......" Zhao Jiaren was about to say the word 'robbery' casually, but his heart suddenly felt bright. Yes, the fastest trade at sea is looting. If he only relied on farming, it would be delusional for Zhao Jiaren to have four ships that could expedition to Lianyungang within five years. Stepping on the bones of pirates and using the ships plundered from pirates, Zhao Jiaren has come to the present step by step.

Qi Rong listened to Zhao Jiaren say the first half, and seriously prepared to listen to the second half. Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiaren was silent thoughtfully, so that Qi Rong didn't know what to do. He had to sigh secretly, among the people he had seen, there was no one with the most jumping thoughts than Zhao Jiaren, a young man.

"Brother Qi, how much money do I have to pay you back this time." Zhao Jiaren opened his mouth coldly.

"Huh?" Qi Rong was stunned for a moment, and could see that Zhao Jiaren's thoughts jumped again. Fortunately, this matter is also Qi Rong's business, and he quickly recalled the number, "This month's 18,000 guan has been returned." ”

Zhao Jiaren quickly calculated the account. After three months of sending troops, he received a reward of 50,000 yuan. The timber from the two ships seized saved Zhao Jiaren 20,000 yuan. As for the fleet when it went north and south, it ran a little and did some business, and the thousands of yuan earned were nothing compared to the total number.

In these three months, I earned more than 70,000 yuan, which is equivalent to paying off three months' arrears, and also earning a year's salary and bonus for 300 people who set sail.

Qi Rong looked at Zhao Jiaren's thoughtful expression, and he asked tentatively: "I don't know if Zhao Ti mentioned this, is he going to borrow money again?" ”

"Hmm...... No! Zhao Jiaren finally came to his senses. After he gave a negative answer, he stared at Qi Rong with burning eyes, "Shopkeeper Qi, I can't argue with some reasoning, and I want to talk to Shopkeeper Qi." ”

Qi Rong hurriedly replied: "I am only a shallow learner, and I may not understand many truths. ”

Zhao Jiaren waved his hand, "Shopkeeper Qi is too modest." And I originally told this truth to the people in the fleet, and their knowledge is far worse than that of the Qi shopkeeper. ”

Qi Rong saw that Zhao Jiaren finally became serious, but he nodded resignedly, "Please tell me about it." ”

Zhao Jiaren asked: "For our Great Song Dynasty, pirates are thieves. Right? ”

"That's right!" Qi Rong replied decisively.

"For us in the Great Song Dynasty, the Mongols are at war with us, and the Mongols are thieves. Right? ”

“…… That's right. Qi Rong hesitated slightly, and then replied.

"Since they're all thieves. We should kill the thief without hesitation. Right? ”

Qi Rong was silent, he felt an indescribable danger from this. These words are true, but there is clearly some kind of trap hidden in them. After thinking for a while, Qi Rong asked, "I don't know what Zhao Tidian wants to do?" ”

Zhao Jiaren said decisively: "I want to loot the Shandong area." They're all thieves anyway, and those in my fleet don't think it's unreasonable, right? ”

Realizing that he was going to engage in armed robbery, Qi Rong's first reaction was boredom. As a businessman, there is a natural resistance to robbery with a strong military background. Even if he forcibly suppressed this disgust, Qi Rong also sensed that something was wrong. Fortunately, Zhao Jiaren did not urge Qi Rong to answer immediately, he picked up the teacup and tasted the tea slowly.

After thinking about it for a while, Qi Rong wanted to say that he couldn't figure it out, but suddenly a flash of inspiration popped into his mind. Qi Rong said in the most gentle tone possible: "The people below probably can't think so much, let them fight the Mongols, they have to be able to fight." ”

As soon as these words came out, Qi Rong saw Zhao Jiaren's eyes light up. It was a deeply appreciative expression, which made Qi Rong feel very puzzled. Is it difficult for Zhao Jiaren to think that he can beat the Mongols?

Qi Rong didn't realize that his thoughts at this time were the thoughts accumulated by the Great Song Dynasty's three hundred years of defeat in the face of the northern enemy.